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Proverbs 10:3

NETBible	The Lord satisfies¹ the appetite² of the righteous, but he thwarts³ the craving⁴ of the wicked.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 10:3	The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:3	The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will reject the craving of the wicked.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 10:3	The LORD will not let the godly starve to death, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 10:3	GOD won't starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 10:3	The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 10:3	The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 10:3	The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
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KJV	The LORD <03068> will not suffer <07456> (0) the soul <05315> of the righteous <06662> to famish <07456> (8686)_: but he casteth away <01920> (8799) the substance <01942> of the wicked <07563>_. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 10:3	The LORD <03068> will not allow the righteous <06662> to hunger <07456> , But He will reject <01920> the craving <01942> of the wicked <07563> .
LXXM	ou <3364> ADV limoktonhsei {V-FAI-3S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM quchn <5590> N-ASF dikaian <1342> A-ASF zwhn <2222> N-ASF de <1161> PRT asebwn <765> A-GPM anatreqei <396> V-FAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03068> satisfies <07456> <03808> the appetite <05315> of the righteous <06662> , but he thwarts <01920> the craving <01942> of the wicked <07563> .
HEBREW	Pdhy <01920> Myesr <07563> twhw <01942> qydu <06662> spn <05315> hwhy <03068> byery <07456> al (10:3) <03808>

NETBible

The Lord satisfies¹ the appetite² of the righteous, but he thwarts³ the craving⁴ of the wicked.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “does not allow…to go hungry.” The expression “The Lord does not allow the appetite of the righteous to go hungry” is an example of tapeinosis – a figurative expression stated in the negative to emphasize the positive: The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous.

²tn The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) means “soul” but its root meaning is “throat” and it has a broad range of meanings; here it denotes “appetite” (BDB 660 s.v. 5.a; see, e.g., Pss 63:6; 107:9; Prov 27:7; Isa 56:11; 58:10; Jer 50:19; Ezek 7:19). The term could denote “desire” (BDB 660 s.v. 6.a) which would include the inner urge for success. By contrast, the wicked live unfulfilled lives – as far as spiritual values are concerned.

³tn Heb “thrusts away” (cf. ASV, NASB); NLT “refuses to satisfy.” The verb הָדַף (hadaf) means “to thrust away; to push; to drive,” either to depose or reject (BDB 213 s.v.).

⁴tn This verse contrasts the “appetite” of the righteous with the “craving” of the wicked. This word הַוַּה (havvah, “craving”) means “desire” often in a bad sense, as ‘the desire of the wicked,” which could not be wholesome (Ps 52:9).